Any better DAC then dCS Scarlatti?

Bflowers, before I bought the APL I audiotioned several players and dac combos, among them were the Big Weiss stack(Jason/Medea), the big MBL(1621/1611), the small Boulder 1012, separates the Boulder 1021, the Emm CDSA, the Arc CD7.
Weiss - detailed with good bass
MBL - big and bold
Boulder - balanced but a little to dry

Later I heard the big DCS, which I find to harsh/edged

The APL excels in live like dynamics and drive it has physical presence and liquidity. All this is of course IMHO.

Perrew, I believe it was not Scarlatti dCS.
Scarlatti is very gentle, analogue like.
But I found that resolution and dynamic can be higher!

Murataltuev, I actually think it was the Scarlatti. I havent heard the old model in a long time but I think I thought the old model more "musical".

Weiss Medea ?

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